On the 11th of September 2001, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair stated: "This mass terrorism is the new evil in our world today. […] we, […] are going to have to come together and fight it […]."(BBC News) How should we then fight “the new evil”? This question is bound to loom large as a conundrum for humanity. KENNEDY Odede, founder and chief executive of Shining Hope for Communities, and number of others uphold that the indigence of the environment proves to be the breeding ground of terrorism. However, by focusing only on the premise that stopping poverty will solve terrorism, isn’t overlooking the deeper problem of terrorism. There is therefore an argument to be made about the issue. To that end, we will first have a brief look on ODEDE’s claim. Secondly, we will further the idea of wealth as the terrorism’s background.
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As the article’s author, Kennedy ODEDE, reports that the state of poverty is directly proportional to terrorism. In others words, Odede believes that poverty constitutes the provider of human resources for terrorism. In ODEDE’s view: “[…] violence and loss […] contribute to the psyche of being poor. […] This, perhaps, is terrorism’s fertile ground. ” (The New York Times) In making this comment, ODEDE’s argues that considering the state of poverty as being a daily reality and something those young people are used to, poverty can directly be described as a habit, even part of their personality. The mindset of being poor then constitutes an inspiration to try anything that could help them escape this vicious circle. As they used to suffer in exchange of less money in getting their daily sustenance, terrorist training will not be a big deal, bearing in mind that they will earn a thousand times the “$1” (The New York Times) they used to gain. Thus, given the need of money to better their lives, a situation created by poverty, terrorism can become the final
As the article’s author, Kennedy ODEDE, reports that the state of poverty is directly proportional to terrorism. In others words, Odede believes that poverty constitutes the provider of human resources for terrorism. In ODEDE’s view: “[…] violence and loss […] contribute to the psyche of being poor. […] This, perhaps, is terrorism’s fertile ground. ” (The New York Times) In making this comment, ODEDE’s argues that considering the state of poverty as being a daily reality and something those young people are used to, poverty can directly be described as a habit, even part of their personality. The mindset of being poor then constitutes an inspiration to try anything that could help them escape this vicious circle. As they used to suffer in exchange of less money in getting their daily sustenance, terrorist training will not be a big deal, bearing in mind that they will earn a thousand times the “$1” (The New York Times) they used to gain. Thus, given the need of money to better their lives, a situation created by poverty, terrorism can become the final